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An interference tube works fine but is less sensitive, on other side they have better overall response to all frequencies. Parabolic microphone are far more sensitive, but depending on the size of the paraboloid, the low frequencies response is bad.
I've been experimenting with parabolic microphones and found out that most recordings don't require good response at low frequencies to obtain good results. You have to choose between high quality&low sensitivity (not that much) X lower quality&high sensitivity (really sensitive). With one of my microphones (34cm diameter) I've made recordings at 100m with great results!
Shotgun microphones can be improved via high gain electronics, but the noise generated by the electronics will also increase, so parabolic microphone tend to be better for great distances, while shotgun mirophones should be used at short distances.

"Parabolic microphones are generally not used for high fidelity recording applications because dishes small enough to be portable have poor low frequency (bass) response. This is because, from the Rayleigh criterion, parabolic dishes can only focus waves with a wavelength much smaller than the diameter of their aperture. The wavelength of sound waves at the low end of human hearing (20 Hz) is about 17 metres (56 feet); focusing them would require a dish much larger than this. A typical parabolic microphone dish with a diameter of one metre would have little directivity for sound waves longer than 30 cm, corresponding to frequencies below 1 kHz.

A shotgun microphone may be used as an alternative for applications requiring high fidelity."

An interference tube works fine but is less sensitive, on other side they have better overall response to all frequencies. Parabolic microphone are far more sensitive, but depending on the size of the paraboloid, the low frequencies response is bad.
I've been experimenting with parabolic microphones and found out that most recordings don't require good response at low frequencies to obtain good results. You have to choose between high quality&low sensitivity (not that much) X lower quality&high sensitivity (really sensitive). With one of my microphones (34cm diameter) I've made recordings at 100m with great results!
Shotgun microphones can be improved via high gain electronics, but the noise generated by the electronics will also increase, so parabolic microphone tend to be better for great distances, while shotgun mirophones should be used at short distances.

"Parabolic microphones are generally not used for high fidelity recording applications because dishes small enough to be portable have poor low frequency (bass) response. This is because, from the Rayleigh criterion, parabolic dishes can only focus waves with a wavelength much smaller than the diameter of their aperture. The wavelength of sound waves at the low end of human hearing (20 Hz) is about 17 metres (56 feet); focusing them would require a dish much larger than this. A typical parabolic microphone dish with a diameter of one metre would have little directivity for sound waves longer than 30 cm, corresponding to frequencies below 1 kHz.

A shotgun microphone may be used as an alternative for applications requiring high fidelity."